Which in real time shows the movement of all aircraft in the sky. But MarineTraffic is a similar program for ships, which can contain information on all ships at sea. And judging by customer reviews, it is the best in this area.

Let's see what this maritime radar can do...

MarineTraffic is a real-time updated nautical chart showing cargo and transport vessels, private yachts.

The program is connected to the international automatic identification system, which collects and broadcasts information about ships: type, affiliation, class, course, and so on.

In addition to the basic information, the Marine Traffic program contains the technical characteristics of the ship: the year of construction, carrying capacity, displacement and dimensions.

The application uses the Google Maps mapping service, overlaid with vessel information from AIS. As a result, on the screen of your iPhone you will see a map with symbols sea ​​vessels of various classes and displacements (from small tugs to the largest container ships).

In addition to information about vessels, in MarineTraffic you can track the movement of both an individual vessel and several in separate category"My Fleet" (this function is available after the creation account). There is also an interactive search for ships nearby or ports.

I would especially like to note the work of the Marine Traffic application with additional reality (for an additional fee):

point your iPhone camera at a visible vessel and MarineTraffic will display all the information about it that is freely available.

Every day, more than 120,000 ships broadcast information about themselves via Marine Traffic AIS. Imagine that among so many you need to find one, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. To simplify the search, the developers have introduced the ability to enable and disable the display of ships by class: passenger, cargo, tankers, high-speed or fishing vessels, yachts, and so on. Each type is indicated by the corresponding color.

Until Russian becomes an international language, which is unlikely to ever happen, programs like MarineTraffic will only be available in English. It will be difficult for people who read English with a dictionary to understand the program interface and the information provided. It will not be difficult for people in specialized professions.

I am not a sailor and I don’t understand marine terminology at all, but even I liked MarineTraffic for the completeness of information, interface, convenience and quality of workmanship. I would not give 299 rubles for a specialized application, but I recommend it to all sailors.

Naval finders can now track their position on an interactive map in real time. you can find detailed information on the movement of each ship on the map below online and even look at photographs of many of the ships shown on the map.

The map can be dragged with the mouse directly in the interactive window. Ships can be tracked all over the world. If you want to see more ships, drag the map with the mouse to another area. Ships can be sorted using the menu in the top right corner of the map options map.

Use the slider on the left to zoom in and out of the map:

Search for vessels in real time begins with the fact that you are asked to select a sector on the map in which the number of ships currently located there is indicated.

We click with the mouse, for example, on the region of Europe and get the above picture.

This is what the coastline of Germany looks like for example:

If you move the mouse over the ship, its name will be displayed. Also, the resource has another important function of finding a vessel.

To search for the required ship, you must enter its name (and localization, if known) in the search bar on the map and click search. Will be marked location and position of the vessel in real time.

This map can be very useful for those who are interested in international transportation as it allows you to track the movement of goods on ships.

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AIS (eng. AIS Automatic Identification System) - a system that allows you to identify and track vessel movement online with an accuracy of 10 meters. Apart from deployment of AIS ships provides information about their type, dimensions, destination, speed, expected time of arrival, makes it possible to get acquainted with the history of routes and the intended course. The specified information is presented in the card, to open which you need to click on the object of interest. Online access to AIS ships provided directly by ships using a radio frequency transmitter. Individual vessels or ports may not be viewable due to range limitations, interference, or weather conditions affecting radio communications. If a " marine traffic” does not display the item you want, please try again later.

Real-time vessel movement map covers the whole world and provides the user with the opportunity to see their arrangement in various ports and regions of the world. To find ships in other regions and ports, you need to zoom out on the map and select the desired sector.

The Answer-Logistic portal focuses on the current movement and positions of vessels according to AIS in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland and the port of St. Petersburg. Note that deployment of ships displayed with a slight delay. You can find out the time elapsed since the last update of the coordinates by hovering the cursor over the object.

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Based on data from AIS. All positions of ships, departure from the port and arrival at the port of destination in real time. Attention! Vessel positions may sometimes not correspond to real ones and may be an hour or more behind. All vessel position coordinates are provided for informational purposes only.

Search data from AIS (AIS) cannot be used for route planning When searching, you will find accurate information about the movement of ships on the map according to AIS data and you can see their photos. In order to find a ship, select a sector on the map, where the number of ships currently located there is indicated.

We click with the mouse, for example, on the region of Europe and get the picture that you see below. If you zoom in, you will see specific vessels. The map receives updates every few seconds.

When you hover over the ship, you can see its name, on the site you can get other information you are interested in for searching. To find the ship you are interested in, you should enter the name of the ship and, if possible, its localization in the search bar and press the search key. AIS map will show the position of the vessel in real time.

What is AIS?

To reduce the risk of ship collisions in 2000, AIS - Automatic Identification System, that is, the Automatic Identification System, was developed. Its functionality was so successful that after only two years, the International Maritime Organization required the mandatory installation of AIS terminals on all cargo ships with a displacement of more than 500 register tons, on “trucks” over 300 tons making international voyages, and on all ships for passenger transportation, regardless of tonnage.

Unlike radars, which are able to detect the appearance of large floating objects near the vessel and approximately estimate their current direction and speed of movement, AIS provides much more detailed and accurate information about the navigational situation.

To better understand the possibilities new system First, let's figure out how it works.

The ship's AIS module is a digital VHF transceiver that communicates with the ship's navigation systems. Depending on the ship's speed, every 2-10 seconds (every 3 minutes at rest) it automatically transmits the next operational information: MMSI ID, navigation status (at anchor, under way, etc.), current position, true heading and speed, rate of turn, and timestamp.

In addition to dynamic data, static data are transmitted every 6 minutes: the IMO vessel identification number, its type, name, radio call sign, dimensions, type of positioning system (GPS, GLONASS, LORAN) and even the position of its antenna relative to the bow of the vessel. Routing information is transmitted with the same frequency: destination with estimated time of arrival, draft, cargo category and number of people on board. In addition, in case of a threat to the safety of the vessel, it is allowed to send text messages entered manually.

The received information can be displayed on the terminal in the form of a table with information about nearby ships, as well as in the form of their symbols superimposed on navigation charts (for example, in a chart plotter) - of course, in this case it is much easier to assess the relative position and traffic dynamics.

In a word, according to AIS messages, the captain can absolutely accurately assess the current navigation situation. By the way, the radio exchange in the system is conducted in the range of 162 MHz, that is, at a much lower frequency compared to radar radiation. Longer radio waves are able to avoid obstacles like large ships and low islands, and therefore the range of AIS is pleasantly impressive. Under favorable conditions, it can exceed 40 miles, but keep in mind that the height of the antenna installation here, as in the case of other airborne transmitters, plays a decisive role.

For yachtsmen, at least those whose ships do not appear on the Forbes magazine charts, the subtlety of using the system is that ships under 300 tons are only allowed to install a simplified version of the terminals, designated "Class B".

They are distinguished by a markedly reduced transmitter power (2 watts versus 12.5 watts), which limits the range of reception of their messages to about five miles. Another trouble is a simplified data transmission algorithm that allows you to send information only if there is free space on the air during the radio exchange of older brothers equipped with class A terminals. The trick here is that at any given time on any of the two AIS channels it is possible to transfer one single block of digital data, and class A devices can agree on the order of their issuance in advance.

However, you must admit that despite such discrimination, being in a turbulent night sea, it is very pleasant to know that on a supertanker passing nearby, the watchman certainly knows about the presence of your 45-foot yacht at his side.

There is another way to use AIS, and it consists in installing a receiver that does not allow you to send any data at all, but is able to track the movements of all ships equipped with full-fledged terminals. By and large, this does not even require a separate device, since manufacturers like Icom and Standard Horizon have begun to equip high-end VHF mountable radios with this feature.

It is convenient, compact, not expensive, but there is one big “but” - it is problematic to place even a text table on a small screen with low resolution, and even to build even the most primitive semblance of a map ...

That is why AIS receivers were developed, which do not show graphic information at all, but are able to convert data into packets of the standard NMEA protocol, understood by the vast majority of chartplotters. Plus, some of them can connect to computers via USB, or even transfer data via Wi-Fi to mobile gadgets running Android or iOS. Similar devices are produced, for example, by Weather Dock.

By the way, when installing AIS equipment, there is not even a 100% need for an additional antenna due to operation in the same frequency range with the onboard radio. However, keep in mind that splitters used to connect two different devices to the antenna usually reduce the signal level a little, and in case of problems with a single antenna, you will lose two security systems at once.

It would be naive to believe that such an advanced information exchange system was created solely to assist the helmsmen in operational maneuvering. AIS is also responsible for the global control of ship movements for the benefit of a variety of shipping companies, traffic control centers, as well as public services who may need information about the location of certain ships or cargoes. For this reason, AIS equipment can be based not only on ships, but also on coast stations, many of which are connected to a global network.

Well, in order to more effectively use the system to search and rescue sailors in emergency situations, emergency buoys are produced that can transmit AIS information with a higher priority. There are also so-called virtual buoys - this is the only type of device in the system, whose real location may not coincide with the coordinates in their messages. As a rule, these are transmitters installed on the shore, warning passing ships of dangers, such as poorly visible rocks or capes without lighthouses, protruding far into the sea.

I must say that AIS receivers are placed even on satellites. After all, it is only on the surface of the Earth that the radius of propagation of its signal is limited by visibility to the horizon, and in space it can be received without problems from hundreds of kilometers. Today, more than a dozen spacecraft revolve around the planet, busy monitoring sea traffic.

It is especially nice that you can get to the data on the global movement of ships without being the owner of a shipping company or an agent of the secret service. Information is available for a fee (for example, in the full version of Google Earth), but in a somewhat truncated form it can also be seen for free, for example, on the www.marinetraffic.com resource, whose interactive maps and user-friendly interface are replicated on many other nautical sites.

Ship movement map in real time represents interactive map, on which you can online observe the movement of ships. Also, by clicking on the map, you can find out information about a particular vessel. The map is currently set to Italy. But the map can be dragged with the mouse right in the interactive window. If you want to see more ships, drag the map with the mouse to another area. Ships can be sorted using the menu in the top right corner of the map options map. Also, you can zoom out the map:

In honor of the Day of the Black Sea Fleet, I have prepared a short review related to the marine theme.

Quick reference:

The Day of the Black Sea Fleet is an annual holiday celebrated on May 13 in honor of the creation of the Black Sea Fleet. The day was established in 1996.
After the annexation of Crimea to Russia, Empress Catherine II signed a decree establishing the Black Sea Fleet. On May 13, 1783, 11 ships of the Azov flotilla under the command of Admiral Fedot Klokachev entered the Akhtiar Bay of the Black Sea. This happened two months after the annexation of Crimea to Russia.
Soon, on the shores of the bay, the construction of a city and a port began, which became the main base Russian fleet and called Sevastopol.

Since the topic is marine, the map is appropriate - "Real-time ship movement map", presented by the MarineTraffic.com portal:

Initially, the map is divided into squares, when enlarged, multi-colored boats appear, which determine the location of specific ships. You can click on any vessel, the corresponding information, photo, route sheet, etc. will appear. Information about ships can reach within an hour, so the data comes in almost real time. At the moment, there are more than 10,000 ships in the database, each of them can be found in the gallery of the site.

Also on the site you can look at photos of ports from anywhere in the world, separately collected places where there is a broadcast of panoramic views through webcams, and a lot of interesting information on marine topics.

And once again I congratulate everyone on the Day of the Black Sea Fleet!